ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
The Subtle Signaling Strength of Smells: A Masked Odor Enhances Interpersonal Trust.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- A Fresh Look on Old Clothes: Laundry Smell Boosts Second-Hand Store Sales.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- No Evidence for an Effect of the Smell of Hexanal on Trust in Human-Robot Interaction.International journal of social robotics · 2022Article
- Measurement of Trust in Automation: A Narrative Review and Reference Guide.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Olfaction in the Multisensory Processing of Faces: A Narrative Review of the Influence of Human Body Odors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Effect of scent on comfort of aircraft passengers.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Article
- From sterile labs to rich VR: Immersive multisensory context critical for odors to induce motivated cleaning behavior.Behavior research methods · 2020Article
- Pleasant body odours, but not genetic similarity, influence trustworthiness in a modified trust game.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Most everyday smells, from lavender to body odors, are complex odorant mixtures that "host" particular compounds that guide (social) behavior and motivation (biomarkers). A key element of social behavior is interpersonal trust, and building on previous research showing that (i) lavender odor can enhance trust, and that (ii) certain compounds in body odor can reduce stress in mice and humans (called "social buffering"), we examined whether a grassy-smelling compound found in both body odors and lavender, hexanal, would enhance interpersonal trust. Notably, we applied odor masking to explore whether trust could be influenced
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